potter

1. 1.

   do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

   “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”

   Synonymsputtermess aroundtinkermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around

   Broaderwork

   Narrowerpuddle
2. 2.

   work lightly

   “The old lady is pottering around in the garden”

   Synonymsputter

   Broaderbusy
3. 3.

   move around aimlessly

   Synonymsputterpotter aroundputter around

   Broadermove

1. 1.

   a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

   Synonymsthrowerceramicistceramist

   Broadercraftsman

   NarrowerSpodeWedgwood

Other forms of potter

plural

potters·

past tense

potterred·

present participle

potterring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about potter

What does potter mean?

potter means "do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in potter?

potter has 2 syllables: pot-ter. The stress falls on "pot". In IPA it is /ˈpɑtɚ/.

What is another word for potter?

Close synonyms include putter, mess around, tinker, monkey, monkey around. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is potter a common word?

potter is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.